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148 x 108 mm. Showing a group of members at the re-opening of the Club after the war. Identified on the reverse are G.V. ALLEN; O.W. GILMOUR; P.A.B. McKERRON; John BAGNALL; BATEMAN. Photograph by Public Relations Office, Singapore.

Scope and Contents 127 x 78 mm. Showing the Prince of Wales being greeted in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall on his arrival at Singapore: The most noteworthy event of the year was the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the Colony. The weather was perfect and the Prince received a most enthusiastic and sincere welcome from all classes of the community. All the races of Asia meet in Singapore and one and all joined in adorning the city for the visit. The Chinese, Indian, Ceylonese,...

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195 x 139 mm. Showing a Chinese woman and two Indian men eating at a street stall.

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Though Singapore is a secular state, freedom of worship is enshrined in the constitution. The main religions are Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Places of worship for these religions are found throughout the island.

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Copy of the report which was published in 1950 along with submissions and correspondence regarding it from former Inspector Generals of Police, H. Fairburn, R. Onraet, C.I. Sansom, A.H. Dickinson and E. Bagot, Deputy Commissioner B.M.B. O’Connell, Chief Police Officer L.F. Knight, Secretary of State for the Colonies A. Creech Jones, Lord Milverton, Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore, Sir Abu Bakar, Sultan of Pahang, A.S. Haynes and Shenton Thomas.

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111 x 146 mm. Showing Sir Franklin Charles Gimson (1890-1975), Governor of Singapore 1946-1952, and P.A.B. McKerron, Colonial Secretary, standing beneath the Raffles statue in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall during the reinstatement ceremony in 1947.

Scope and Contents Album with panel on cover with title, originally containing 20 photographs of ten libraries but with 7 missing. The following list of libraries represented gives the number of photographs now in the album, with the original number in brackets:Hong Kong 1 (2)Khartoum 1 (2)Malaya (Singapore) 2 (2)Malaya (Kuala Lumpur) 2 (2)Ghana 0 (2)Ibadan 1 (2)Makerere 0 (2)Rhodesia and Nyasaland 2 (2)West Indies 2...

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274 x 214 mm. A view looking across a stretch of water towards an island, with a small fishing boat in the foreground. Exact location unidentified.

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Landscape format. A girls school (Gov.) in Singapore : sewing class for bigger girls.

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Landscape format. Teacher (black lace over her head) is a young Malay.

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274 x 209 mm. (mounted on card). A view on the Rochore River north of the town, with boats in the foreground and a settlement of houses raised on stilts above the water on the farther bank. Photograph probably by G.R. Lambert and Co.

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Photographs show a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith (now in the custody of Mr Pastouna in Germany) that was delivered to the Governor of Singapore and used for various formal occasions. Details are provided in correspondence filed with the photographs. The subjects covered are a visit to Singapore by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh and to Germany by H.R.H. Princess Alexandra of Kent.

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Landscape format. To the right a child named Johara is daughter of the Datoh of Ramban : her grandmother was a Chinese : she wears a necklace of old Turkish coins.

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[No print]. Missing. Names of front figures: Wong Chi Binti Radin Yakob / Sapieh Binti Seleman / Miriam Binti Gani / Patima Binti Hagi Yahyah : on necklace a charm : a verse from Koran / Munah Binti Haji Sarat / Miriam Binti Haji Kassim. The word Binti means daughter of. (Fisher).

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151 x 90 mm. A view from the mouth of the Singapore River looking towards the Anderson Bridge (constructed 1910) and the G.P.O. With sampans in the foreground.

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274 x 208 mm. View from seaward looking towards wharves and jetties, with scrub-covered hillside beyond. This print is a duplicate of others in the collection which are captioned 'Pulo Brani'. A number of misidentifications in this collection would cause one to favour the latter location. Pulo Brani is situated near Keppel or New Harbour, Singapore. Photograph by G.R. Lambert and Co.

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204 x 139 mm. Showing three actors on stage during a performance.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Education in Singapore is tailored to meet the needs of the people as well as the economy. It caters for the inclinations, aptitudes and interests of pupils by streaming them into academic studies, vocational training or apprenticeship schemes.The school curriculum stresses bilingualism (English plus mother tongue is compulsory), science, mathematics, moral and social values and extra-curricular activities.There are 297 primary schools, 116 secondary schools, 22 full schools...

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Half-plate. [A street factory with pineapples on table ready to be tinned and pineapple skins on floor.]

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Half-plate. [Similar view to 4204 but with prepared pineapples being carried in by two men in a basket on a pole].

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Coloured oilette postcards of Malaya by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd. marked 'Series II', but not separately numbered.

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A series of photographs relating to the settlement of the city of Singapore.

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Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.

The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.

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Half-plate (trimmed). Chinese instructor and English Superintendent.

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Singapore is a sophisticated communications centre with links to almost all parts of the world. It is a focal point for more than 150 major shipping lines, more than 33 international airlines, with direct telecommunications facilities to 105 countries. Its telephone density of 26 telephones per 100 population is the third highest in East Asia.